Carmen Copper Investor Presentation
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Norfolk to earn-into Chilean
copper project with
significant oxide and
sulphide resource potential
Investor Presentation | April 2025
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Presentation cover image: Alex Raab (General Manager Exploration) explaining the 7.5km of strike on recent Norfolk field trip.
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Investment Highlights
Norfolk to earn-into Carmen Copper Project in the highly prospective
Atacama Region in Chile.
Large-scale 46.6km2 concession package located 82km from the
major mining centre of Vallenar in the Huasco Province, Atacama
Region in Chile.
Strong macro environment as copper price surge and traders predict
$12,000 per tonne1, driven by EV and renewable energy sectors.
The Project hosts a historical copper oxide mineral resource reported
in accordance with NI 43-101 standards of 5.6Mt at 0.6% Cu.2
The Project has significant copper oxide and copper sulphide
exploration potential with over 7.5km of untested strike.
In-country capability with Alex Raab to be appointed General
Manager - Exploration, bringing over 30 years exploration and resource
development experience in Latin America and North America.
Firm commitments for $1M placement (including commitments from
Norfolk board and vendors) towards funding ~4,000m reverse
circulation and diamond drilling program and working capital
expenses.
1. https://www.mining.com/copper-price-touches-new-high-as-traders-predict-12000/
2. Historical foreign estimate (within the meaning of the ASX Listing Rules) and is not reported in accordance with the JORC Code and a Competent Person (within the meaning
of the JORC Code) has not done sufficient work to classify the foreign estimates as Mineral Resources in accordance with the provisions of the JORC Code. It is uncertain that
following evaluation and further exploration work that the foreign estimates will be able to be reported as Mineral Resources in accordance with the provisions of the JORC
Code. Refer to Annexure A for the NI 43-101 mineral resource classification.
Heap
Leachable
Low Strip
Carmen
COPPER PROJECT
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Chile is a Tier 1 copper jurisdiction and the largest copper producing
country.
Highly
Scalable
Amenable to
Low CapEx
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Corporate Snapshot
Top 20 own ~48% of
shares on issue,
less than 600
shareholders (as at
31 March 2025)
Transformational
opportunity in prime
commodity and
jurisdiction with
favourable deal terms
Tight capital
structure leveraged
for exploration and
development
success
Share price (26th March 2025 Earn-In Agreement Executed)
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Capital Structure (ASX: NFL)
$0.125
Shares on issue1
40,915,932
Options on issue2
20,989,808
Market capitalisation (undiluted)
$5,114,000
Cash3
$2,661,000
Enterprise value (EV)3
$2,453,000
1. Commencement of Earn-In will see 10,000,000 ordinary shares issued as part of the Company’s placement to
raise $1 million (before costs) (Placement) and 425,000 Commencement Shares issued under the Earn-in
Agreement at the commencement of the earn-in, the material terms of which are summarized at Annexure B. The
issue of Placement shares and Commencement Shares remain subject to shareholder approval at an upcoming
EGM.
2. Options on issue at various strike prices and expiry dates. Upon completion of the Placement 500,000 unlisted
options (3-year expiry, $0.20 strike price) are to be issued to the joint lead managers to the Placement, which are
subject to shareholder approval at an upcoming EGM, as detailed in Annexure B.
3. Existing cash as at 31 Dec 2024 was $2.66 million. Additional securities will be issued in the event that the
Company completes the earn-in, as detailed in Annexure B.
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Carmen Cu Project Old workings along dominant structural
corridors trending NE 050° and NNW 340°
Board of Directors
Leo Pilapil
Patrick Holywell
Mr Phillips has over 15 years’ experience in commercial
negotiations with a broad spectrum of industries including
Oil and Gas, Resources, Medical technology, SaaS
and Defence.
Mr Pilapil has over 30 years’ experience as a
Geoscientist and three years as a Financial Planner.
Mr Holywell has over 20 years of experience in accounting,
finance and corporate governance, including employment
at Deloitte and Patersons (now Canaccord Genuity) as well
as various director, company secretary, advisory and CFO
roles. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the
Governance Institute of Australia with experience in
resources, technology, health and financial sectors.
Executive Chair
Mr Phillips previously held a Non-Executive Director
position at Bronson Group (ASX:BGR) and subsequently
Mandrake Resources (ASX:MAN). Mr. Phillips is NonExecutive Chair of Mount Hope Mining (ASX:MHM) and
Non-Executive Director of Many Peaks Minerals (ASX: MPK)
His position as a Corporate Executive at Ironside Capital
is focused on sourcing, structuring, funding and
management requirements for small-cap companies
both private and public.
Non-Executive, Technical Director
As a geoscientist, he has held director positions for
several junior companies in Australia, Africa and
Turkey, mainly responsible for technical project
evaluations, project acquisitions, project
management and business development.
Mr Pilapil has established drilling companies in
Turkey and Lao PDR servicing several major
exploration and mining companies to complement
the acquisition of his own personal projects.
Independent, Non-Executive Director
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Ben Phillips
Most recent involvements include roles with De Grey
Mining Limited (ASX:DEG), Si6 Metals Ltd (ASX:Si6),
Redcastle Resources Ltd (ASX:RC1) and Coppermoly Ltd
(ASX:COY). Mr Holywell has completed a Bachelor of
Commerce at UWA, a Graduate Diploma of Chartered
Accounting with the Institute of Chartered Accountants
and the Company Directors Course with the Australian
Institute of Company Directors.
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Management Team – JV Operators
Please refer to Annexure C - Operator Capability Matrix
David Fowler
Alex Raab
Mr Greive is an experienced international mining executive
and project development professional with over 30 years
of corporate, operational and project development
experience in gold, copper, iron ore and base metals. He
specializes in building high performance teams and
providing the leadership and strategic navigation required
to develop new mining projects into successful operations.
Mr Greive has worked for several multinational mining
houses such as Barrick Gold, Placer Dome, Rio Tinto,
North Ltd and Evolution Mining across numerous
jurisdictions including Sweden, South Africa, Tanzania,
Indonesia and The Philippines. In his more recent roles
with Evolution Mining as General Manager of the Cowal
Gold Mine (NSW) and Red 5 as Chief Operating Officer, he
was instrumental in the initiation, navigation, leadership
and delivery of significant expansion and greenfield
development projects at Cowal and King of the Hills
operations.
Mr Fowler is a finance professional with over 35 years
of financial & mining industry experience. As the CFO
at Merdeka Copper Gold, he has been instrumental in
funding the growth of the group from a single asset
gold project into a multi-commodity business with an
enterprise value of US$9 Billion in 2024. He has led
debt & equity funding processes to raise more than
US$400m in equity and US$4B in debt during this
time. Mr Fowler has worked in numerous other
executive roles including CEO of Orosur Mining, a
South American focused gold company producing
100,000 ounces of gold per annum and Finders
Resources Limited that operated the 20,000-tonne
per annum Wetar copper heap leach project.
Mr Raab has over 30 years exploration and project
development experience in Latin America and North America.
He has worked for several major & junior mining - exploration
companies including: Homestake Mining, Kennecott Minerals,
MIM Exploration, Farwest Mining, Chapleau Resources,
Uruguay Minerals, Orosur Mining, Golden Rim Resources,
Challenger Gold and others. His experience includes;
epithermal Au-Ag/poly-metallic, sediment-hosted Au, shear
zone hosted lode-gold, Au-Cu, and Au porphyry; IOCG
deposits, magnetite, and other industrial commodities.
Director – Transcendence Mining
Carmen Copper JV Operators
Director - Transcendence Mining
Carmen Copper JV Operators
Carmen Copper SPA
General Manager - Exploration
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Jason Greive
In 2020, Alex took an Exploration Manager position with
Challenger Gold (formally Challenger Exploration) managing
exploration in Ecuador which resulted in two separate maiden
MRE´s within 4 years on the AuCu-Ag-Mo Porphyry Deposits.
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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Carmen
Copper Project
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Introduction to Carmen Copper Project
Mantos Blancos
82km from the historic mining town of Vallenar with a readily
available workforce
•
Located in an easily accessible, rolling plateau
region between the elevations of 1950m-2150m
•
Semi-arid with typical summer temperatures between 10-25°C and
winter temperatures between 0-15°C
Mantoverde Project
2.34bt @ 0.37% Cu
8.58mt contained Cu
•
12km from the national electrical grid and within 180km of three
industrial ports
•
Large scale 46.6km2 concession package within the regionally
extensive north-trending San Felix Fault system, host to numerous
copper and gold bearing systems
•
Historical copper-oxide resource of 5.6Mt @ 0.6% has been
outlined from surface to 30m which remains open in all directions1
•
Strong potential for a material copper oxide resource
•
Sulphide copper resource potential below the oxide zone
•
Over 10,000m historical drilling by previous owners and operators
Candelaria Complex
622mt @ 0.47% Cu
2.1mt contained Cu
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
•
445mt @ 0.58% Cu
2.59mt contained Cu
1. Carmen NI 43-101 MRE. The mineral resource is a historical foreign estimate (within the meaning of the
ASX Listing Rules) and is not reported in accordance with the JORC Code and a Competent Person (within
the meaning of the JORC Code) has not done sufficient work to classify the foreign estimates as Mineral
Resources in accordance with the provisions of the JORC Code. It is uncertain that following evaluation and
further exploration work that the foreign estimates will be able to be reported as Mineral Resources in
accordance with the provisions of the JORC Code.
Please refer to Annexure A for information relating to the mineral resources and reserves classifications for
each of the Mantos Blancos Mine, Mantoverde Project and Candelaria Copper Mining Complex which have
been previously reported in accordance with NI 43-101 standards.
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Carmen Copper Project – Regional Geology
Carmen Copper Project is located on the western flank of the
prospective Pre-Cordillera of Chile within the regionally
extensive north trending San Felix Fault and Fold System (SFFS).
▪
The Relincho copper-moly porphyry project (2.25Bt @ 0.37%
Cu, 0.015% Mo) 1 is approximately 16km to the north-northeast
of the Project. The Fortuna (El Morro) copper-gold porphyry
project (1.37Bt @ 0.42% Cu, 0.38g/t Au)1 is located
approximately 45km to the east of the Project. The Relincho and
Fortuna projects are jointly held by Teck and Newmont as part of
the Nueva Unión joint venture.
▪
The Carmen-Tabaco Belt is 8.5km long and hosts mineralisation
at surface and old workings. Mineralisation is mainly hosted in
calc-silicate altered and locally skarnified volcanics, sediments
and dacitic-rhyolitic porphyritic.
▪
The Higueritas Belt is 7.5km long, from 0.5 to 1km wide and sub
parallels the Carmen-Tabaco Belt. Sporadic old workings are
known from this area, but no drilling is available, with data
limited to geophysics, and some rock samples.
1. Please refer to Annexure A for information relating to the mineral resources and reserves classifications for the Relincho and Fortuna
Projects which have been previously reported in accordance with NI 43-101 standards.
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Carmen Historical Drilling – Exceptional Oxide Grades from Surface
Please refer to Annexure D - Carmen Cu Project Historical Drill Holes – Significant Intersections
High-grade oxide intervals inside the Carmen NI 43-101 MRE;
Flow banded metasediment containing mainly of Cu sulphides
(chalcopyrite) and minor pyrite1
High-grade sulphide intervals below the Carmen NI 43-101 MRE;
TAB 83: 69m @ 1.37% Cu (from 43m),
incl. 24m @ 2.15% Cu & 14m @ 1.77% Cu
TAB 31: 52m @ 0.92% Cu (from 66m)
TAB 01A: 28m @ 1.46% Cu (from 136m),
incl. 14m @ 2.27% Cu
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
TAB 33: 27.5m @ 1.12% Cu (from 1.5m), incl. 11.5m @ 1.88% Cu
TAB 55B: 19m @ 0.93% Cu (from 9m)
TAB 77: 8m @ 2.10% Cu (from surface)
TAB 82: 2m @ 7.22% Cu (from 20m)
High-grade oxide intervals outside the Carmen NI 43-101 MRE;
CMM 56: 41m @ 2.46% Cu (from surface),
includes 4m @ 17.37% Tabaco Vein
CMM 35: 39m @ 1.48% Cu (from surface)
CMM 31: 29m @ 1.25% Cu (from surface)
CMM 53: 14.9m @ 1.82% Cu (from 8.1m)
Historic IPBX Drill Core re-logging carried out during the recent site
visits to the Carmen Copper Project
1. The assay grade represented in the image are from the 2m composite half-core sample interval submitted to ALS-Chemex Coquimbo, Chile.
Please refer to Annexure D - Carmen Cu Project Historical Drill Holes – Significant Intersections.
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South West view over partial 7.5km of strike from Carmen Main towards Dolores
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Carmen Prospectivity
▪ Carmen Copper Project copper mineralisation
appears open in all directions and depth.
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
▪ Carmen Copper Project hosts 7.5km of
anomalous strike with multiple defined drill
target areas.
▪ Identified drill targets, all located along strike,
include:
➢ Carmen
➢ Tabaco
➢ Dolores; and
➢ Carmen Norte.
▪ Circa 4,000m drill program of Reverse
Circulation (RC) and Diamond Drilling (DD) to
be expedited in 2025.
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Carmen Copper Project Potential - Open in all directions
Copper Oxide Zone – Strong growth potential outside in oxides
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
▪ The main oxide/enriched zone
forms a blanket from the
surface to around the 30m
depth, which is very amenable
to a low strip-ratio, low cost,
shallow open pit mining
operation.
▪ The Copper Oxide Zone (COZ) is
interpreted from drilling, old
workings, surface exposures
and soil anomalies to be at least
2.8 km long and 400-800m
wide, with less than 20% of
this drilled.
Carmen Copper Project – Representative Cross Section
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Sulphide Opportunity at Carmen
Please refer to Annexure D - Carmen Cu Project Historical Drill Holes – Significant Intersections
High-grade sulphide intervals below the
Carmen NI 43-101 MRE;
TAB 83: 69m @ 1.37% Cu (from 43m),
incl. 24m @ 2.15% Cu & 14m @ 1.77% Cu
TAB 31: 52m @ 0.92% Cu (from 66m)
TAB 01A: 28m @ 1.46% Cu (from 136m),
incl. 14m @ 2.27% Cu
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
TAB 031 – Flow banded metasediment containing mainly of Cu sulphides (chalcopyrite) and minor pyrite1
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1.
The assay grade represented in the image are from the 2m composite half-core sample interval submitted to ALS-Chemex Coquimbo, Chile.
Please refer to Annexure D - Carmen Cu Project Historical Drill Holes – Significant Intersections.
Targeting – Oxide Resource Expansion
▪ Significant potential is recognised outside
of the COZ from surface soil sampling
over 2.2km of strike to the northeast and
3.5km of strike to the southwest.
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
▪ The image also shows untested Cu
anomalies to the east of Carmen Main
and Tabaco prospects.
▪ North of the COZ, mapping indicates
there is potential for 2 additional copper
bearing horizons, based on the
occurrence of prospective rock units with
known soil anomalies.
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Carmen Copper Project – Soil contours over
Carmen Main with historical drill collars
Targeting – Oxide Resource Expansion
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
▪ The weak chargeability anomalies along
the Carmen-Tabaco Belt are associated
with the Carmen oxide resource; this
trend continues for at least 2km to the
northeast and 5 km to the southwest,
remaining open in both directions.
▪ The IP anomalies of the Higueritas Belt
to the east extends for 7.5km, remains
open, shows good continuity at depth in
the chargeability and has sporadic
copper workings on the surface.
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Carmen Copper Project – IP Chargeability (250m depth) with Targets
*
identified over the Carmen-Tabaco Belt & the Higueritas Belt
Infrastructure, Social and Permitting
▪ Proximal to ports, power and roads in
prolific copper mining region of Chile.
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
▪ Norfolk has begun the process for a
Scout Drilling Permit and has also
engaged an environmental consultant to
manage all environmental and public
sector compliance.
16km NNE
Relincho Asset
Nueva Unión
▪ Environmental baseline studies for
permitting across the project area will
commence immediately to facilitate
exploration and development activities.
▪ Project has no direct social influences,
as it is in a remote part of the district and
there are no communities which would be
directly affected by work or development
of the project.
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Carmen Copper Project tenure
Historical Heap-Leach Column Test Work and Amenability to Heap Leaching
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Total Cu
1.29
0.33
0.95
Soluble Cu
1.22
0.28
0.82
Norfolk is aiming to establish the Carmen Copper Project as a
low-cost, high-margin, value-accretive copper heap
leaching operation producing copper cathode at the mine
gate
•
Several indications and characteristics of the CCP to date lend
themselves to a cost-effective heap-leaching project if a
sufficient resource base is established, not least of which is a
probable low strip ratio due to the extensive oxide
mineralisation seen from surface
•
Historical column test work performed on 3 samples of the
oxidized metasediments collected from trenches in the vicinity
of 4 drillholes and varying in weight from 105 to 166kg. All
samples were subjected to simple column tests using 5%
dilute sulfuric acid over a 48-hour period on mineralized rock
crushed to 100% passing ½” in columns 1m high and 6” wide.
•
The metallurgical results obtained in the column tests returned
Cu extractions of between 72.39 and 82.22%.
•
Other favourable project development factors at the CCP
consist of its modest altitude and ease of site accessibility
using major road networks, proximity to grid power and
other infrastructure.
Head Grade Analysed
Head Grade Calculated
Total Cu
1.33
0.33
0.93
Soluble Cu
1.14
0.29
0.82
kg/t
37.67
26.83
34.67
kg/kg Cu
3.9
9.89
4.62
Soluble Cu
84.69
93.24
91.63
Total Cu%
72.39
82.22
81.02
1/2 inch
1/2 inch
1/2 inch
Irrigation rate {Vhr/m3)
8
8
8
Leach Time Days
28
28
28
UGT-1100%
U GT-3 1 00%
UGT-1 45%
UGT -2 10%
UGT-345%
Acid Consumption
Recovery
Parameters
Crush size
Sample composition
Historical column heap leach test work commissioned by PBX
at CIMM Laboratories in Antofagasta, Chile.
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Indicative Timeline
Dec 24
Jan 25
Feb 25
Mar 25
Apr 25
May 25
Jun 25
Jul 25
Aug 25
Sep 25
Oct 25
Nov 25
Dec 25
Field Trips / Due Dilligence
EGM / Shareholder Vote
Camp Establishment
Permitting / Environment
Phase 1 Drilling
C4,000M RC & DD
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Exploration Planning
Stakeholder Field Trip
Assays
Mettalurgical Testwork
Phase 2 Drill Planning
Permitting / Environment
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Thank you
Contact:
Phone: +61 8 6255 8625
Email: info@norfolkmetals.com.au
Web: www.norfolkmetals.com.au
ASX:NFL
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Annexure A - NI 43-101 - Mineral Resources and Reserves
Carmen NI 43-101 MRE
Oxide Zone
Resource
Classification
-
Copper
grade (%)
Contained
Metal
-
Indicated
1,827.80
0.59
1078.40
Total
Measured and
1,827.80
0.59
1078.40
Indicated
Inferred
836.1
0.59
493.30
Total
2,663.90
0.59
1,571.70
Resources
Note: reported at a cut-off grade of 0.2% Cu, not capped
Tonnage Copper grade
(kilotonnes)
(%)
-
Total Resource (Oxide+Secondary)
Contained
Metal
Tonnage
(kilotonnes)
Copper grade
(%)
-
-
Contained
Metal
1,742.60
0.7
1219.82
3,570.40
0.64
2298.22
1,742.60
0.7
1219.82
3,570.40
0.64
2,298.22
1,191.90
0.49
584.03
2,028.00
0.53
1077.33
2,934.50
0.61
1803.85
5,598.40
0.60
3,375.55
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Measured
Tonnage
(kilotonnes)
Secondary Enrichment
Independent Technical Report prepared by SRK Consulting Chile S.A. (SRK) for International PBX Ventures Ltd. (IPBX) published 25 January 2027 (Carmen NI 43-101
MRE).
Cautionary Statement - Carmen NI 43-101 MRE
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 5.12.9, the Company provides the following cautionary statement regarding the Carmen NI 43-101 MRE shown in Table 1:
•
•
•
the Carmen NI 43-101 MRE is a foreign estimate and is not reported in accordance with the JORC Code;
a competent person has not done sufficient work to classify the foreign estimate as a mineral resources in accordance with the JORC Code; and
it is uncertain that following evaluation and/or further exploration work that the foreign estimate will be able to be reported as mineral resources in accordance
with the JORC Code.
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Annexure A - NI 43-101 - Mineral Resources and Reserves
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Annexure A - NI 43-101 - Mineral Resources and Reserves
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Annexure A - NI 43-101 - Mineral Resources and Reserves
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Annexure A - NI 43-101 - Mineral Resources and Reserves
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Annexure B – Transaction Terms – Earn-in Agreement
Earn-in Agreement
Parties
Date
Norfolk, Transcendentia and Transcendence
26 March 2025
Norfolk has agreed to fund A$3 million in exploration expenditure over an
initial 3-year period at the Carmen Copper Project to acquire 70% of the
issued capital of Transcendentia (Stage 1 Interest), which has an exclusive
option over the Carmen Copper Project, and thereafter be granted an option
to acquire the entire remaining issued capital of Transcendentia (Stage 2
Interest), on the terms and conditions set out below.
Commencement of the earn-in is subject to satisfaction or waiver (as
applicable) of the following conditions precedent:
(a)
completion of due diligence to the satisfaction of Norfolk by 26
April 2025; and
(b)
Norfolk obtaining shareholder approval for the issue of the
Commencement Shares and Placement Shares.
Following satisfaction of the conditions precedent, Norfolk will issue
Transcendence 425,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Norfolk
(Commencement Shares) to commence earning the Stage 1 Interest
(Commencement Date). The Commencement Shares are subject to 18
months voluntary escrow from the Commencement Date.
Norfolk may acquire the Stage 1 Interest by funding a cumulative total of
A$3,000,000 in exploration expenditure at the Project over the 36-month
period following the Commencement Date (Stage 1 Minimum Spend).
The minimum expenditure for each 12-month period during this period is
A$500,000.
Norfolk may accelerate its acquisition of the Stage 1 Interest by funding the
Stage 1 Minimum Spend before the end of the 36-month period.
Transcendence will have the right to appoint Jason Greive or David Fowler to
the board of directors of Norfolk on and from the Commencement Date.
Norfolk will have the right to appoint a nominee to the board of directors of
Transcendentia on the Commencement Date.
Transaction
Conditions Precedent
Upfront consideration
Stage 1 Earn in
Representation Rights
Operator
Technical Committee
Funding
Completion
Board changes
Transcendentia will be appointed as ‘Operator’ to act as agent for and on
behalf of the parties until the Stage 1 Minimum Spend is satisfied. The
operator is responsible for implementation of exploration programmes and
budgets as approved by the Technical Committee.
Norfolk and Transcendence will establish a Technical Committee comprising
2 representatives of Norfolk and 2 representatives of Transcendence. Norfolk
has the casting vote.
The Technical Committee will advise on technical, operational and financial
matters relating to exploration at the Project and to approve proposed work
programmes and budgets.
Norfolk will fund exploration expenditure in accordance with each approved
programme and budget following receipt of cash calls from the Operator.
On satisfying the Stage 1 Minimum Spend, Norfolk will be deemed to have
acquired the Stage 1 Interest and agreed to acquire the Stage 2 Interest.
To acquire the Stage 2 Interest, thereby acquiring 100% of the issued capital
of Transcendentia, Norfolk must issue to Transcendence:
(a)
8,075,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Norfolk; and
(b)
25,000,000 performance rights on the following terms:
(i)
5,000,000 Class A Performance Rights: vesting upon
Transcendentia achieving a JORC compliant resource of
> 100,000 tonnes copper (the cut off grade will be
established by the technical committee and Norfolk at
the time the mineral resource is reported);
(ii)
5,000,000 Class B Performance Rights: vesting upon
Transcendentia achieving a JORC compliant resource >
175,000 tonnes copper (the cut off grade will be
established by the technical committee and Norfolk at
the time the mineral resource is reported) and a Scoping
Study (or PFS) that delivers a 20% internal rate of return;
(iii)
5,000,000 Class C Performance Rights: vesting upon a
Final Investment Decision in re
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